FIA, Method 1 Group and all 11 race groups formally signal the ninth Concorde Settlement, securing power and stability for the game in pivotal five-year settlement
– Multi-year Concorde Governance Settlement signed by the FIA, Method 1 Group and all 11 groups, securing the World Championship by 2030
– Paves the best way for a extra professionalised sport and represents a brand new period of collaboration between the FIA and Method 1 Group
– Lengthy-term dedication enhances sporting reliability, world attain and stability for groups, followers and broadcasters
The Fédération Internationale de l’Car (FIA), the worldwide governing physique for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, and Method 1 Group, the Business Rights Holder, have in the present day introduced the signing of the Concorde Governance Settlement, a vital contract defining the regulatory framework and governance phrases of the FIA Method One World Championship till 2030. This follows the announcement in March that the 2026 Business Concorde Settlement had been signed by all of the groups and Method 1 Group. Collectively, these agreements represent the ninth Concorde Settlement, representing a serious step ahead within the professionalisation and world improvement of the game.
First launched in 1981, the Concorde Agreements are designed to advertise sporting equity, technological innovation and operational excellence, and align all key stakeholders round a shared imaginative and prescient for structured governance and continued progress of the game. Every iteration of the Concorde Agreements has formed the FIA Method One World Championship into the worldwide spectacle it’s in the present day.
The ninth Concorde Settlement introduced in the present day marks the start of a brand new period of collaboration between the FIA and Method 1 Group, who’ve labored collectively to write down the subsequent chapter in Method 1 historical past, demonstrating mutual respect, transparency and shared function between the 2 organisations. It confirms the participation of all FIA Method One World Championship groups, together with the incoming Cadillac Method 1 crew, by the top of the last decade, and supplies a secure basis for the sporting and technical evolution of the game.
The Concorde Settlement underscores the dedication of the FIA, Method 1 Group and all groups to proceed rising and growing the game, and to maintain driving the momentous growth it has seen in recent times. The brand new contract permits the FIA to take a position additional in improved race regulation, race path, stewarding and technical experience for the advantage of the Championship, and means the game can proceed to evolve, offering thrilling technological innovation and sporting motion for followers, broadcasters and companions, all inside a secure and structured regulatory framework. Mixed with document viewership progress, a dynamic race calendar, and growing engagement from youthful audiences, the FIA Method One World Championship enters this subsequent chapter with unprecedented momentum.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of the FIA, mentioned: “The ninth Concorde Settlement secures the FIA Method One World Championship’s long-term future and I’m pleased with the dedication that has been invested on this course of. I wish to thank Stefano Domenicali and his crew in what has been a robust collaboration, constructing a framework grounded in equity, stability, and shared ambition. This settlement permits us to proceed modernising our regulatory, technological, and operational capabilities, together with supporting our race administrators, officers, and the hundreds of volunteers whose experience underpin each race. We’re making certain that Method 1 stays on the forefront of technological innovation, setting new requirements in world sport.”
Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Method 1 Group, mentioned: “At the moment is a crucial day for Method 1. As we rejoice seventy-five years of this unbelievable sport, we’re proud to write down the subsequent chapter in our lengthy and superb historical past. This settlement ensures that Method 1 is in the absolute best place to proceed to develop world wide. I wish to thank the President of the FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem and all of the groups for the collaboration and dedication to attain one of the best outcomes for the complete sport in our discussions. We’ve an enormous quantity to be pleased with, however we are also focussed on the alternatives and thrilling potential for Method 1 within the years forward.”
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The Fédération Internationale de l’Car (FIA) is the governing physique for world motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations globally. It’s a non-profit organisation dedicated to driving innovation and championing security, sustainability and equality throughout motor sport and mobility.
Based in 1904, with places of work in Paris, London and Geneva, the FIA brings collectively 245 Member Organisations throughout 5 continents, representing thousands and thousands of highway customers, motor sport professionals and volunteers. It develops and enforces rules for motor sport, together with seven FIA World Championships, to make sure worldwide competitions are secure and honest for all.
